AM3 in AM2+ socket

[ElTimba]

I'm gonna buy a build soon and I was noticing that in the motherboard descriptions it usually says "1066 MHz DDR2 for AM2+ CPUs."

Let's say I put a Phenom II 955 BE in this motherboard:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4244473&CatId=2321

Would I be able to use 1066MHz DDR2?

 

[2 F 4 B P]

Yes, that motherboard can support an AM3 CPU with a BIOS flash and will run at 1066Mhz. But AMD just released their new 785G chipset so I recommend getting a board that has it. It supports the latest AM3 CPU's without the need of a BIOS flash.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131398

Also, this is $20 cheaper and uses DDR3 memory, so this would be the best choice if you want to use an AM3 processor.

 

[ElTimba]

Wow, that's sick, but I kinda HAVE to buy at TigerDirect.

My parents don't trust the internet...

 

[RustyPwns!]

Wow, that board is a monster! I'm looking for a AMD Build as well. Only issue is that I don't like ordering stuff from newegg. Though newegg has a lot of stuff that TigerDirect/CompUSA doesn't have. I'm really considering that Mobo. Wowwwwww

 

[2 F 4 B P]

Wow, that's sick, but I kinda HAVE to buy at TigerDirect.

My parents don't trust the internet...

I see, but they don't have this board on Tiger. Try to get them to change their minds

 

[Underling07]

I got ASUS' M4A78T-E... it's also an AM3 board that uses DD3 which is cheaper and faster!! A truly future proof board.... directron sells them with combo's MB/CPU/Memory... www.directron.com

I buy all my stuff there... no problems!!

 

[batterytime]

Wow, that's sick, but I kinda HAVE to buy at TigerDirect.

My parents don't trust the internet...

Errr... of all internet tech stores, I'd trust Newegg a lot more than TigerDirect. TigerDirect epic failed a delivery I had and took almost a month to deliver a what should have been a 7 day shipping. Didn't even say sorry or offer any compensation.

 

[ElTimba]

It's not that I'm buying from Tiger online. I'm planning on walking in and picking it up since there's one around my house.

 

[RustyPwns!]

Errr... of all internet tech stores, I'd trust Newegg a lot more than TigerDirect. TigerDirect epic failed a delivery I had and took almost a month to deliver a what should have been a 7 day shipping. Didn't even say sorry or offer any compensation.

Tiger by far has to have the best shipping service. I NEVER had an issue with Tiger. And with the 1 day shipping policy I never get anything later than 3 days. Newegg is known to ship tons of doa's. That's the only reason why I don't get stuff there.